Had to goto Ashton today. Boring tar ride is the quickest way. But wait, I thought, why not take the Voorhuis/Bruintjiesrivier road to Bonnievale and from there to Ashton. Dirt, scenic, some water crossings, hopefully.
I got to Ashton and had my work done in 5 minutes, then saw a sign to a Viewpoint and decided […]
Continue reading about Swellendam to Bonnievale and back via the railway line.
There are a number of ways to reach Puntjie. If you’re riding a DR650SE or any dirt capable bike, you can take the Blombos road from Riversdale or the Vermaaklikheid road closer to Heidelberg. Both will take you about an hour and you will travel through an agricultural landscape on quite good gravel roads.
However, the […]
On 30 May 2008 I had the to go to Ladismith, Cape for business. Rain was forecast but seeing as we’re having a bit of a drought and the Karoo area where Ladismith is was in the grips of a 3 year drought, I decided I’d take my chances and left home around 7H30 on […]
Close to the eastern most part of the Langeberge, in the Southern Cape, lies Riversdale.
Having spend many a happy day on my grandparents farm near Novo, every time I get close to Riversdale and I get the clean, almost antiseptic smell of the various types of Agathosma (aka buchu) shrubs I’m instantly transported back in […]
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Tradouws pass between Barrydale and Suurbraak on a rainy day.
The road to McGregor early in the morning.
Canola fields between Bonnievale and Swellendam
Metal bridge outside Swellendam
Swellendam State forrest
Swellendam State forrest
Twaalfuurkop.
Reservoir
Bruintjiesrivier
Wet socks at Bruintjiesrivier
No socks (check handle bars)
Barrydale
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The suit was Saville Row and Clearly not Off the Shelf
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Axel
Far above the hustle and bustle of the large cosmopolitan city of Cape Town, where the plebeians were mugging each other down in the streets, another extraordinary character was peering out over the brilliant blue of Table Bay - wondering what his mom was making for supper. It was a sunny corporate […]
The two had acquired a XL500S, vintage unknown and fairly knackered from Axels brother a while ago. Beetlejuice rode the bike to work and back and on some dirt roads around Gordons Bay for a while and, with his superior bike riding skills, managed to break it. It had a terrible noise coming from inside […]
My name is Totally eXeLent. I’m a Honda XL500S. In white, you know the colour of champions…
Totally eXeLent
I started life in my native land of Japan, now a distant memory, o, maybe 20 years ago, which is a lot for a bike like me. Assembled by eager little Japanese hands, I was soon loaded into […]
It’s narrow and it’s dangerous and the people drive on it like they’re being chased by the devil himself.
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The bike felt weird after that but they needed the extra fuel.
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Continue reading about Chapter 6 - Calvinia to the Orange River
I had the opportunity to witness Axel diving head first into the sand and disappear in a dust cloud. It was absolutely hilarious THE FUN NEVER SETS
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Day 4 Along the Orange River
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The dented tea kettle makes an appearance in the Hotel Dining Room
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The party gets out of hand when a snake makes a guest apprearance
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Continue reading about Chapter 10 - About Snakes and leaders.
The Adventurers rename the BeasTT to Julius Seizure
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